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Kebon Jeruk

Your Guide to Rent Apartment in Kebon Jeruk

Known as the area of office media buildings like RCTI, Global TV, and Kompas Gramedia, in Kebon Jeruk you can also find many housings, hotels, and apartments as well. Kebon Jeruk is a very strategic area because the location is near places in Central Jakarta like Tanah Abang and Gambir. Moreover, it is close to places in South Jakarta like Senayan and Permata Hijau. Some famous private universities also located in Kebon Jeruk like Binus University, Esa Unggul University, and Mercu Buana University. Kebon Jeruk which was expected to be orange fruit center area in Jakarta until now still keeps on developing to make the district as comfortable as possible to live in.

History of Kebon Jeruk

History of Kebon Jeruk

There is a reason why this area called Kebon Jeruk. Long time ago, Kebon Jeruk was an orange plantation area owned by Betawi people. Zaenuddin HM in his book titled 212 Asal-usul Djakarta Tempo Doeloe, mentioned that many varieties of orange fruit planted by Betawi farmers, lika prime commodities including limes, kaffir limes, and pomelos. The area ever lost its identity as the central of orange fruit, now Kebon Jeruk reactivate orange plantation in every yard of houses.

Apartment in Kebon Jeruk, Jakarta

Apartment in Kebon Jeruk, Jakarta

One of the reasons why Kebon Jeruk is considered as a strategic location is because it is near Soekarno-Hatta Airport. Kebon Jeruk has access to JORR (Jakarta Outer Ring Road) W2 which connects this area with many places like Pondok Indah, Bintaro, and TB Simatupang. Kebon Jeruk also equipped by strategic and easy access to many supporting facilities like shopping malls, hospitals, restaurants, schools with international quality, and toll access.

Facts mentioned above make property developers confident enough to build and offer apartments in Kebon Jeruk, like Metro Park Residence, Puri Park View Apartment, Belmont Residence, and Permata Eksekutif Apartment. The facilities provided by apartments in Kebon Jeruk are very sufficient, such as swimming pool, playground, 24 hour security, and many more, thus they become suitable living for many people.

Tourist attraction & entertainment

Tourist attraction & entertainment

Directly bordered to Kebon Jeruk area, Hutan Kota Srengseng becomes one of tourist destinations in the middle of the city which makes it an alternative holiday spot and a place to relax. The urban forest which has more than 4800 kinds of trees from 63 different varieties also provides many safe game attractions for children. No doubt, the urban forest is one of the relaxing destinations for your loving family.

Pasar Bunga Rawa Belong is a must visit place in Kebon Jeruk if you are a flower lover. The market is the center of fresh flower in the city. It provides many varieties of flowers, including local and imported variants, like rose, orchid, tuberose, carnation, dahlia, tulip, hortensia, casablanca, and leucadendron. It’s not only fresh flowers you can find in Pasar Bunga Rawa Belong, there are also many kiosks selling Betawi food like bir pletok, nasi uduk, sayur asem, dodol Betawi, and Betawi rice porridge which you can enjoy when visiting the market.

If you are looking for shopping destination, you can go to Central Park and Taman Anggrek shopping malls. Both of them are only 2,8 km away from Kebon Jeruk. Both Central Park Mall dan Taman Anggrek Mall provide spots of entertainment like Kidzstation, Fun World (Central Park Mall), and Ice Skating Sky Rink (Taman Anggrek Mall).

Culinary

Culinary

Kebon Jeruk area is also famous with its wonderful taste of foods for everyone. You can start with Bale Dahar restaurant which serves authentic Javanese foods like kupat tahu, nasi pecel, gudeg, nasi langgi, nasi opor, lontong opor, ayam goreng, nasi goreng, sayur asem, rawon, and nasi liwet as well.

For the fans of Betawi menus you can try Laksa Betawi Asirot. This Laksa Betawi located in Asirot Street, Kebon Jeruk. The taste of the food is well known not only in the city but also outside Jakarta.
Another place you must visit when you are in Kebon Jeruk is Mie Aceh Nyak Lin. This mie Aceh kiosk is located on Lapangan Bola Street and always crowded during after office hours. Among the menus available, Mie Aceh Spesial Kepiting is the most recommended for you to try.

Transportation

Transportation

One of the transportation modes passing over Kebon Jeruk is Mikrolet M11 with its route from Tanah Abang to Meruya Ilir. Meanwhile for the nearest TransJakarta shelter is Kebon Jeruk TransJakarta shelter with its route from Lebak Bulus to Harmoni (corridor 8). For the nearest train station, there is Palmerah station. Besides the availability of transportation modes, Kebon Jeruk area is also supported by facilities and infrastructure such as Kebon Jeruk toll gate.